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Title: REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL AND AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS: CURRENT PRACTICE, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Scott Thumlert, Paul Harwood, Harlan Shepard, Tim Glassett, Cam Campbell, Eirik Sharp, Brian Gould, Alexis Tessier; Description: Remote avalanche control systems (RACS) and automated avalanche detection systems (AADS) are increasingly used to operationally manage avalanche risk,...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O2.5.pdf; Keywords: remote avalanche control systems, racs, automated avalanche detection systems, aads, transportation corridors, avalanche explosive control; View additional details about REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL AND AUTOMATED AVALANCHE DETECTION SYSTEMS: CURRENT PRACTICE, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE

Title: IMPROVING WORKER SAFETY AND ACCESS TIMING WITH AVALANCHE RADAR IN A COMPLEX SKI RESORT: CRANS-MONTANA-AMINONA, SWITZERLAND: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Fabrice Meyer, Severin Stähly, Susanne Wahlen; Description: The Crans-Montana-Aminona (CMA) ski resort lies on the southern side of the Alpine main ridge in Valais, Switzerland, on predominantly south-facing te...; Object ID: ISSW2026_O6.6.pdf; Keywords: avalanche radar, doppler detection, remote avalanche control, worker safety, ski resort access management; View additional details about IMPROVING WORKER SAFETY AND ACCESS TIMING WITH AVALANCHE RADAR IN A COMPLEX SKI RESORT: CRANS-MONTANA-AMINONA, SWITZERLAND

Title: THE EFFECT OF GEOMETRY ON THE GAS DYNAMICS IN AVALANCHE CONTROL GAS EXPLODERS: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Kevin Cheevers, Logan Maley, Elizabeth Ramey, Matei Radulescu; Description: The avalanche control industry is shifting towards the Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) to protect both public and private infrastructure such ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.44.pdf; Keywords: remote avalanche control systems, gas dynamics, shock dynamics, cfd; View additional details about THE EFFECT OF GEOMETRY ON THE GAS DYNAMICS IN AVALANCHE CONTROL GAS EXPLODERS

Title: LOOKING BACK—30 YEARS OF IMPACT: A CALTRANS GAZEX RACS HISTORY: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Ryan Marvin; Description: Since its introduction in the early 1990s, Gazex Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) have become a central component of avalanche hazard managemen...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P2.20.pdf; Keywords: gazex, remote avalanche control, highway avalanche mitigation, caltrans, avalanche safety, racs; View additional details about LOOKING BACK—30 YEARS OF IMPACT: A CALTRANS GAZEX RACS HISTORY

Title: SMART AVALANCHE CONTROL REDUCES ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Ines Waltl, Brenden Cronin; Description: The Venter regional road between Sölden and Vent in the Austrian Alps has historically been highly vulnerable to avalanches, particularly along a pre...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P4.14.pdf; Keywords: remote avalanche control systems; active avalanche control; road safety; transportation corridors; avalanche mitigation; sölden; View additional details about SMART AVALANCHE CONTROL REDUCES ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS

Title: OPTICAL CAMERA SYSTEM TO MONITOR AVALANCHE PATHS ABOVE THE MER DE GLACE AND THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES CLOSE TO THE MONTENVERS, CHAMONIX, FRANCE: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Maxence Carrel, Severin Staehly, Julien Malbert, Philippe Berthet-Rambaud; Description: The Montenvers train station, located above Chamonix, is the main access to the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France. Prolonging the train, a g...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P10.3.pdf; Keywords: avalanche monitoring, camera system, energy self-sufficient, remote avalanche control system; View additional details about OPTICAL CAMERA SYSTEM TO MONITOR AVALANCHE PATHS ABOVE THE MER DE GLACE AND THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES CLOSE TO THE MONTENVERS, CHAMONIX, FRANCE

Title: STATEWIDE APPLICATION OF THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: David Hamre, Jordy Hendrikx, Chris Wilbur, Alan Jones; Description: The Avalanche Hazard Index (AHI) (Schaerer 1989, Hendrikx and Owens 2008) has been a useful tool for expressing avalanche risk to highways and railroa...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O13.01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard index (ahi), consultants best estimate (cbe), highway avalanche risk, remote avalanche control systems (racs), advanced forecasting technology (aft); View additional details about STATEWIDE APPLICATION OF THE AVALANCHE HAZARD INDEX

Title: USING SNOW REMOTE SENSING AND AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS TO INFORM THE PLACEMENT OF REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL SYSTEMS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Katreen Wikstrom Jones, Gabriel J. Wolken, Matt McKee, Perry Bartelt, Yves Buhler, Marc Christen; Description: Snow avalanches regularly damage infrastructure and block transportation corridors in mountainous regions in Alaska, impeding access to natural resour...; Object ID: ISSW2023_O13.02.pdf; Keywords: avalanche modeling, remote avalanche control systems, remote sensing, lidar, snow mapping; View additional details about USING SNOW REMOTE SENSING AND AVALANCHE SIMULATIONS TO INFORM THE PLACEMENT OF REMOTE AVALANCHE CONTROL SYSTEMS

Title: AVALANCHE MITIGATION AT LIZARD HEAD PASS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Rosalind (Roz) Reynolds; Description: Lizard Head Pass, a section of State Highway 145 (SH 145) between the towns of Ophir and Rico, located in Southern Colorado, averages 2300 vehicles da...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.58.pdf; Keywords: remote avalanche control systems (racs), avalanche hazard index (ahi), mitigated ahi, annual frequency, return period; View additional details about AVALANCHE MITIGATION AT LIZARD HEAD PASS

Title: Multi-level avalanche risk reduction on the Trans-Canada Highway - Three Valley Gap Remote Avalanche Control System (RACS): Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Alan Jones, Walter Steinkogler, Val Visotzky; Description: Three Valley Gap, located 20 km west of Revelstoke, is one of the highest priority avalanche areas on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH). During 2007-2016...; Object ID: ISSW2018_O03.1.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, highway, avalanche risk, explosives, remote avalanche control system.; View additional details about Multi-level avalanche risk reduction on the Trans-Canada Highway - Three Valley Gap Remote Avalanche Control System (RACS)

Title: Design and Operation of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) - a Best-Practice Example in the Alps: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Walter Steinkogler, Stian Langeland, Samuel Wyssen; Description: This paper gives insights in how to design and operate Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) from the initial project planning to the operational av...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.48.pdf; Keywords: remote avalanche control systems, risk management, design and operation; View additional details about Design and Operation of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) - a Best-Practice Example in the Alps